Kevin Burke (quarterback)

Not to be confused with Kevin Burke (American football coach).
Kevin Burke
Current position
TitleRunning backs coach
TeamUC Davis
ConferenceBig Sky
Biographical details
Born (1993-02-24) February 24, 1993 (age 31)
Westlake, Ohio, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Mount Union (2015)
Playing career
2011–2014Mount Union
2015United States national team
2017–2018Dacia Vienna Vikings
2019Memphis Express
2019Bern Grizzlies
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2015–2016Mount Union (assistant)
2017Case Western Reserve (RB)
2018Case Western Reserve (QB)
2019Case Western Reserve (PGC/QB)
2020Mount Union (QB)
2021UC Davis (OQC)
2022–presentUC Davis (RB)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
Medal record
Men’s American football
Representing  United States
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 USA Team Competition

Kevin Burke (born February 24, 1993) is an American college football coach and former quarterback. He played college football for Mount Union where he was a two-time winner of the Gagliardi Trophy and won the NCAA Division 3 championship.

Burke played professionally in Europe for the Dacia Vikings in the Austrian Football League, the Memphis Express in the Alliance of American Football, as well as the Bern Grizzlies in Nationalliga A.

Burke previously coached for Mount Union, Case Western Reserve, and is the running backs coach for University of California, Davis, a position he has held since 2022.

High school career[edit]

Burke led St. Edward High School to the 2010 OHSAA Division I state title, defeating Braxton Miller-led Huber Heights Wayne 35–28.[1]

College career[edit]

Burke led the Mount Union Purple Raiders football team to three national championship games, winning in 2012 and losing in 2013 and 2014.[2]

In 2013 and 2014, Burke won the Gagliardi Trophy, the award for most outstanding Division III college football player of the year, becoming the first junior winner and the first two-time winner.[2]

Statistics[edit]

Season Games Passing Rushing
GP Record Comp Att Pct Yards Avg TD Int Rate Att Yards Avg TD
Mount Union Purple Raiders
2011 DNP
2012 15 15–0 249 359 69.4 3,772 10.5 38 7 188.6 138 776 5.6 9
2013 15 14–1 234 368 63.6 3,830 10.4 44 9 185.6 195 1,025 5.3 14
2014 15 14–1 290 452 64.2 4,412 9.8 52 9 180.1 117 599 5.1 10
Career 45 43−2 773 1,179 65.6 12,014 10.2 134 25 184.4 450 2,400 5.3 33

Professional career[edit]

After his college career, Burke became a member of the United States national team for the 2015 IFAF World Championship, whom he led to the gold medal.[3]

In 2017, he joined the Vienna Vikings of the Austrian Football League. That year, he recorded 2,990 passing yards (second-most in the league) and 36 touchdown passes as he led the Vikings to the Austrian Bowl championship. Against the Swarco Raiders, he threw for 375 yards and three touchdowns and recorded 121 rushing yards as the Vikings won 45–26; Burke earned game MVP honors for his performance. He also played for the Vikings in 2018 taking the team Austrian Bowl before losing to the Raiders.[4]

Burke was signed by the Memphis Express of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) on February 21, 2019, following the benching of Christian Hackenberg.[4] He was waived on February 27,[5] replaced by Johnny Manziel.[6][7] The AAF league folded midway through the season.

Later in 2019, Burke signed and played for the Bern Grizzlies of Switzerland Nationalliga A. The Grizzlies lost in the semi-final of the playoffs.

Coaching career[edit]

During the 2017 season, Burke became the running backs coach for Case Western Reserve Spartans. The Spartans reached the playoffs, where they were eventually eliminated by Burke's alma mater, Mount Union Purple Raiders, in the second round.[3] For the 2018 season, he was named quarterbacks coach for Case Western Reserve, and added passing game coordinator to his role in 2019.[8] In 2020, Burke rejoined his alma mater coaching staff as quarterbacks coach.[9] In 2022, after serving as an offensive quality control coach for the University of California, Davis, he was promoted to running backs coach.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Three years after beating Braxton Miller, Mount Union QB Kevin Burke goes for second national title". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Union quarterback Kevin Burke wins second Gagliardi Trophy (video)". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
  3. ^ a b Moreno, Eric (July 11, 2018). "National Team alum and Case Western Reserve assistant coach Kevin Burke: 'Playing for my country was a blessing'". USA Football. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Former Vienna Vikings QB signs with Memphis Express of Alliance of American Football". American Football International. February 27, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  5. ^ Munz, Jason (March 8, 2019). "Zach Mettenberger and Aaron Murray go back a ways. They'll cross paths again Sunday". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  6. ^ Evans, Jace (March 16, 2019). "Johnny Manziel joining Alliance of American Football's Memphis Express". USA Today. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  7. ^ Rubino, Dylan (March 16, 2019). "Memphis gets Manziel: Heisman QB joins Alliance". AAF.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  8. ^ "Case Western Reserve: Kevin Burke, two-time Gagliardi Trophy winner, joins coaching staff".
  9. ^ "Football: Former Players Burke & Spencer to Attend NFF Campbell Trophy Summit". Mount Union Purple Raiders. August 12, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  10. ^ staff, Enterprise (2022-08-09). "Football: Burke promoted to Aggies' running back coach". DavisEnterprise.com. Retrieved 2024-02-15.

External links[edit]

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